OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
Banxa Raises $2 Million From OK Group, ASX,…
Banxa, a blockchain-powered banking infrastructure provider, has raised USD$2 million in a Pre-IPO investment round led by OK Group, a blockchain specialist. Banxa will use the funds for its global expansion efforts as it enters…
Launch of the S&P/ASX All Technology Index
ASX, in partnership with S&PDow Jones Indices(S&PDJI),today launched the S&P/ASX All Technology Index (All Tech Index),ahead of its go-live on Monday,24 February. The new index captures ASX-listed companies in the fast-growing technology sector. ASX CEO…
ASX to Replace Legacy Clearing and Settlement System…
Digital Asset's DAML, the new system to replace ASX’s equities clearing and settlement system is being progressively deployed within ASX’s Customer Development Environment. ASX is on-track to go-live with the new DLT-based system in March-April…
Niguel Brooks Appointed as Head of Infrastructure and…
Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing announced earlier this week that it has hired Niguel Brooks as its new head of infrastructure and operations. The infrastructure and operations department is responsible for handling and managing all…
Macquarie Securities pays $300,000 infringement notice
Macquarie Securities (Australia) Limited (‘Macquarie’) has paid a penalty totalling $300,000 to comply with an infringement notice given by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (‘the MDP’). The MDP had reasonable grounds to believe that Macquarie contravened the…
Macquarie Securities pays $300,000 infringement notice
Macquarie Securities (Australia) Limited (‘Macquarie’) has paid a penalty totalling $300,000 to comply with an infringement notice given by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (‘the MDP’). The MDP had reasonable grounds to believe that Macquarie contravened the…
Successful Opening of Customer Development Environment for DLT…
ASX has successfully opened the Customer Development Environment (CDE) for its new equities clearing and settlement system to replace CHESS, which is based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). The first of seven ‘drops’ of software…
ASIC bans Perth accountant from providing financial services…
Perth-based accountant, Keith Douglas Bowker, has been banned from providing any financial services for six years. The banning follows an ASIC investigation into Mr Bowker’s conduct between November 2016 and March 2017 when he applied…